Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 1122328
Lot 49 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century
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£ 3 000 – 4 000
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)
Edo period, 19th century
each a woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), censor’s seal aratame (certified), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, and comprising:
- Ise Province: Mount Asama, Teahouse on the Mountain Pass (Ise, Asamayama, Toge no chaya), 7th month 1853
- Noto Province: Waterfall Bay (Noto, Taki no ura), 9th month 1853
- Kaga Province: The Eight Wonders of Kanazawa, The Fishing Fires on Lake Renko (Kaga, Kanazawa hassho no uchi, Renko no isaribi), 9th month 1855
- Satsuma Province: Bo Bay, The Two-sword Rocks (Satsuma, Bo no ura, Sokenseki), 3rd month 1856
Each vertical oban:
36.5 x 24.9 cm., 14⅜ x 11 ¾ in. (the first)
36.6 x 25.3 cm., 14⅜ x 10 in. (the second)
36.6 x 25.6 cm.,14⅜ x 10⅛ in. (the third)
35.9 x 24.8 cm., 14⅛ x 9 ¾ in. (the fourth)
| Historical era: | Edo period |
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| Auction house category: | Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
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| Auction house category: | Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics |
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Sotheby´s 34-35 New Bond Street W1A 2AA London United Kingdom | ||||
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